Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty */**– Enjoyment ****
Another fine start to Sunday, with everything we have come to expect, including not one but two hidden words. I put dots by lots of clues I liked, but I think top favourite has to be 17a.
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BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment ****
Another fine Sunday outing for a Virgilius puzzle – my top favourites were 17a, 23a and 13d, but then there’s 26d and … but I don’t want to upset Kath so I had better stop now.
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ***
Unusually for a Saturday morning, it took me slightly longer to get on the Mysteron’s wavelength, déjà vu notwithstandingl!
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ****
Cephas provided us with a nice mix of clues last Saturday, making an enjoyable puzzle, despite the grid being full of double unches. I can’t repeat what a fellow blogger said about this grid – very naughty boy!!
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
As Heno said, a Virgilius puzzle always puts you in a good mood and this one was no exception. All the usual trademark clues were there although it was probably a good job that Mary was on her holidays so that she couldn’t be offended by 27a 
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ****
Another great start to Sunday morning – thank you once again to Virgilius.
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Congratulations to Dave Howell, the winner of the May Prize Puzzle competition. This time we not only had to solve the crossword but also read the Nina in rows 3, 13 and 11. These instructed you to look at four down, reverse it and then split the solution 2, 4 thus leaving DE TROP to be submitted as the competition entry to win the choice of a Telegraph Puzzle Book from Hamlyn Books.